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Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-12-02
FOR SALE,

g. A HOUSE AND LOT in the northern part
El::;l of the city between State and Orange
&!.A streets The lot is 53x140; house contains 10
rooms, and there is good barn on the prem ses
sold at a bargain if sold soon. large per cent Of
the purchase money can remain on mortgage.
MERwIN's REAL ESTATE OFFICE,
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-12-02

FOR RENT.
- OFFICES Nos. and q, first floor, over New
lid Haven Bank, now occupied by New 1ork
&llG Life Insurance Company, who will remove
January list 10 rooms now occupied by security Tn
York Life Insurance Co., or New Haven Bank.
n10tf
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-06

The pope. now = years Oh, leads a very
regular life AMI is ia a faiT condition of
health At 8 a. m he celebrates mas in his
private chapel At h. breakfasts On a cup
of chocolate and milk. with sometimes law
eggs beaten up. Immediately afterward he
receives the visits of his coHt, and Cardinal
Jacobini reports what has occurred in the
world. and gives him an account Of the letters
received on papal business Beside these
official letters, others arrive from all parts of
the world. mainly from priests, missionaries,
monks and nuns, while others contain sum of
money from penitentS, ard many are peti-
tons for blessing, pecuniarv aid or advice.
After these letters in all languages have
been translated and the contents briefly re
ported to the pope, they are placed in the
papal archives. Hundreds Of kilograms also
arrive each day, the greater part asking for
benediction in articula morris, which, natu-
rally, often only reach their destination after
the petitioner is dead. At o'clock the pope
dimes, and then retIrt> to his room to rest I'M
til the heat Of the day is Past At 6 p. m. he
repairs to the vatican gardens. where his car
rage awaits him. Sometimes he prefers 10
walk and to rest in an elegant eastern kiosk,
which has recently bean erected on the pretti-
est spot il the garden, where he takes coffee
and ices, surrounded by his intimate friends
Precisely at sunset the party breaks up and
the pope returns To the palace, Us his phvsi-
Glars have forbidden him to remain out of
doors eftcr that hourOn account of the nlala-
ria which prevails in the valley below Mt
Mario At9oclock, after half an hour spent
in prayer, the pope rvtires 10 bed-Rome
Tattpr
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-06

Ball., Of course, vary IN size, the largest
teing those given By the Duke Of Westmin-
ster, tie number Of ladies and gentlemen
present at Grosvenor house being about 1900
The Prince Of Wales as rule invites 1000
and gets go. He would have a larger num-
Ter OF acceptances if he were to give his balls
earlier IL tie season. From GU TO 500 people
Is reckoHei a rood-sized large bah, and 800 is
a fair asseEiblage; but there are numerous
balls of u 70 101i-tive or six every night Of
the season. Balls begin directly after Lent,
and none are held later than the third week
in July.
People who are in society are expected to
give one bali at least in the course Of a season.
Occasionally they may give two. and some
times they split it into two parts, taking
place on successive nights. Very little
trouble is entaiIel The caterer undertakes
everything He removes all the furniture
not required. warehouses it, or keeps it in a
box van for the night, II the house is incon-
venient the plan nov adopted Is to hire an
empty house. As much as $50, or $3.50 is
paid for one days rent under such circum-
stances. and rarely less than $50 is demanded,
The bali contractor supplies chairs, tables,
liner, lighting. awnings, plate, china. glass,
and every requisite, including walters, cooks,
lackeys policemen, and linkmen, the last to
light the guests to their carriages. Food and
wines are likewise furnished, but very often
the wine is out of the private cellars and is
not over good then.
The cost of q supper without wine is Z
shiilings to 10 shilliugs per head, and with
wine shillings extra Besides soup, hot
outlets are frequently served. The rest Of
the dishes, perhaps twenty in number, are, Of
course, cold Dinner parties are likewise
catered London Letter.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-06
LOCAL NOTICES.

New premium loans by the Building
association Tuesday evening, Jan. 4
We make a speciality of flour and retail
il at wholesale prices. Streckfus &
Schaab.
F. C. Hoppe, the tailor, will sell choice
suitings and overcoatings at cost for the
next 80 days.
Tenderloin, spare ribs. sausage meat,
kettle rendered and leaf lard, at Gil.
more's pork house.
You can get cut rates over any railroad
at Blske's ticket office 1898 Second
avenue div
What people want in a carriage-spring
is ease ard durability on rough road
The Rice Coil spring fills the bill
Go to the city mills for your -four, buck
wheat. rye flour rye meal. graham, cora
meal, ground fresh every day. Streckfus
Il Schaab
Rheumatism is primarily caused by
acidity OF the blood. Hoods Sarsa
parilla purifies the blood, and thus cures
the disease.
Insure in the B0ylston Insurance Co. of
Boston, Mass. organized 1872. Assets
nearly 81 ,000,0 Z W. Hurst, agent
Office over Rock Island National Bank
Stop and figure what 80 pounds of oats
and 80 pounds of shelled corn cost. then
see what the city mills sell 100 pounds
of chop feed for. Streckfus & Schaab.
E. E. Parmenter, attorney at law.
Makes collections, loans money, and will
attend to any legal business intrusted to
him. Office, postoffice block, Rock Isl
and III ds&w1y
Miss Marie Congdon, pupil Of Charles
l. Adams, of Boston, Mass, and Miss
Amelio Belari, of New York City, are
giving instructions on voice culture and
singing. every Friday and Saturday at
room No 2. corner of Brady and Fourth
streets lover Lenz's photograph gallery,
Davenport,
The W. l. Douglas 80 shoe is too
well known all over the country to re-
quire any comments from us; but we
would like to call attention to the Sc 50
shoe tor gentlemen, aud the 81 shoe for
boys. Each line of these goods will be
kept to the full standard of excellence
which makes his shoes so popular, and
the improvements recently made in his
So shoe gives it the lead over all others
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-06
A Good Investment.

Anyone who mas ever dealt in lands,
knows that no investment of money will
so surely and quickly yield a return, as
such venture # carefully made. To
the absolute safety o. a government
bond, is added profit fa- in excess of
rate of interest which can be obtained
on any safe loan. In Kansas and Neb-
raska especially lands are raising in value
very rapidly and with a steady growth
which gives assurance OF stability. The
good season and the great tide of immiN
grafton into these states has made invest
ment there doubly safe and desirable.
the climate of Southern Nebraska and
of Kansas, free IS it is from the long
RIGOROUS cold winter, added 10 a soil
unsurpassed for richness and productive
capacity, has made possible the wonderful
development of these states. To the far
mer they hold out special inducements.
Cheap land. easy term of purchase, good
markets and varied products enable him to
own his farm at smaller cost and with less
labor than is required to pay rent for the
land he occupies here. or the interest on
the money he has invested in it.
If you are looking for q safe place to
invest money, where it will pay you a
large and sure profit, or if you are farm
er and want farm of your own, call on
me and see what l have to offer. l viii
make the visit profitable to you. Office
over American Express Office, Rock Is,
land. Ill. SAvILLE JOHNSTON.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-06
Permanent Roads.

Col. Phocion Howard, on behalf of the
Permanent State Road association, makes
the following report.
DANvILLE, H., Jan. Ito the Hon
orable State Board of Agriculture: Re-
turns made to these headquarters for the
year 1856 aggregate as follows;
OF the f02 counties, thirty i've report
in full. forty make partial reports and
twenty seven none The total number
of miles permanent or metal roads built
for the wear, 400. Total number of dirt
roads graded and tile drained, 700.
Total amount expended on permanent
bridges, mainly iron, for the yesr, $685.
600.
These returns show an increase over
the year 1885 of 90 per cent
The majority of highway commission
ers still are experimenting with tile drains
for good roads. 1t will require another
wet season to determine the value OF the
drainage.
OF the scount:es reporting greatest
mileage of metal roads for the year,
Bureau /. Will ., LaSaile, 3. Peoria, 4,
Stephenson. 5, Winnebago, /, Nermillion,
2, Boone. s Fulton, Sangamon. Cham-
paign. Madison, Iroquois and Cook are
almost entirely experimenting with dirt
roads and tile draining.
Mclean, Edgar. Alexander. Pope. Mar
shall. Grundv, Rock Island. McDonough
Warren and Washington are using both
metal and tile draining.
Respectfully submitted.
PHoCIoS HOWARD, Sec
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-06

Washington city is full of strangers. and
all the departments and other places of inter
est here fairly swarm with the sightseers
from the time the doors are opened in the
morning until the limit fixed for closing III
the afternoon. One of the most persistent
visitors was encountered the other morning
at the treasury department in the person of a
schoClma am from sown east, who had a
dozen Young ladies' under her charge, all OF
whom were bent on having a good time and
seeing tine sights Some one had told the
chaperon that the silver vaults of the treas
ury must not be neglected, and one of her
first questions upon entering the building was
the location Of the shining treasure. 1t was
represented to the party that strangers were
not permitted to enter the vault, but the I'M
daunted schoolma am would not have it that
way, and finally, by dint of coaxing. cajolery
and entreaties, she and 'her girls, y as she per-
sisted in calling them, were escorted into the
sacred precincts of Uncle Sans strong box.
Two or three of the young ladies were
skeptical about the amounts contained in
some Of the canvas treasure bags, and wanted
them opened and the contents counted for
their own qualification, and others persisted
in indiscriminate flirting with the young men
of the treasurer's Office. By all odds it was
one of the liveliest parties yet seen or heard
in the department, and few could resist the
witchery of their smiles, or the innocent man.
ner in which they asked the most impossible
things of the employees of the departments
visited They came to do Washington
thoroughly, and from the experience of the
treasury people the young ladies will keep
their word. Washington Critic.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-06
THE PUBLIC HONEST AT HEART
Business Men Who Trust Their Welfare
to the Integrity of Their Patrons.

Business Men Who Trust Their Welfare
to the Integrity of Their Patrons.
When you think of the way fare registers,
change indicators, bell punches, checks, spot
tiers and other devices 10 prevent dishonesty
have increased OF late, sid a private detec-
tive the other day. "you might come TO the
conclusion that there IS no Taith in mans in
tcgrity left anywhere 1t Joks as though
every man believed every o.. II man to be an
arrant thief and was determined not 10 trust
anybody There is good deal OF practical
faith in mans uprightness left around in
spots, however, though everybody doesn't OBJ
serve il. For instance, there is a certain
lunch room in this city that is conducted en-
tirely on the idea that every man is scIupu-
lousy honest.
THE place is divided into little stall In
front of you on kind Of shelf are the y. nds,
which are few and simple, 4 cup and saucer
and glass. You help yourself to coffee or
milk from urns that stand at convenient
places, and eat whatever you like. There are
no waters. and no one keeps any account Of
what you have There Is . price list on the
wall and stack of checks representing DIFF
ferent sums of money in a corner. When You
get through YOU figure W how much You
have had, take a checl. for the amount from
the pile and pay at the door as you 20 out
You might think that a splendid place for a
man with a nickle 10 cat dollars worth. hut
The proprietor tells me that he has never lost
cent by trusting 10 his customers honesty.
He thinks that one waiter would cause him
more loss by stealing or ignorance III week
than dishonest patrons viii in year.
But that isn't the only example Of this
sort of thing. l have often sen news stands
in the residence part of the city deserted for
hours by their proprietorS, who trusted their
entire stock to the public The piles of papers
would be lett outside, secured against the
| wind by string, and there was little slit in
| the window through which the customers
shipped their money when they selected the
papers Then again. YOU have often noticed
piles Of mail on the tops Of the street letter
boxes, haven't You! They are too big to 60
| into the box and have 10 be left outside until
| the carrier comes. Often they stay there ell
| night But it is very seldom that any Of
them are stolen, although the cotrtS have de
cided that an article has not been placed in
the care of the government until il has been
| put inside the box or reached the hands OF
| a carrier Coming down to little trivial
things in everyday life, look at the way
papers are thrown on doorstelE, milk cans
| are left in front areas. and goods Of all kinds
are left lying around promiScUously At house
and store doors. The fact IS, its pretty safe
to bank on the practical honesty Of all but d
very small portion Of the puhlic.-New ORD
Mail and Express.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-06

hlLLSDALE4 ILL., Jan. >.
Mrs. W R. Golden went down to Mo-
line Tuesday evening.
New Years day was not very largely
celebrated in our town.
Mrs. Geo Nelson, of Rock Island, is
visiting with G. W. Nelson and family.
Protracted meeting at Enterprise school
house this week Rev Law is conduct
ing the meeting.
Jessie Prices recovery is very slow
DR. Merriman. of PORT Byron, is attends
ing her
Mrs Metgsker and son, of Moline. are
visiting with our station agent, Armon
Brown.
Miss jamie Gouse is visiting att NJ.
Walkers. She came from Gslens, where
her parents recently died.
NJ D. Hsuberg shipped two cars of
hogs from this place Tuesday, and with
James Donahoo, went up to Chicago
with them.
S. W Odell. teacher at Enterprise
school. and j. P Odell. teacher at this
place, spent New Years with their par.
ents at Port Byron.
Mrs. ] NJ. Walker has been at Moline
| for a few DAYS. where her daughters
child is very sick She returned home
Tuesday morning.
The basket festival at Enterprise, last
| New Years eve. was pronounced a sue.
cess By all. The most enjoyable part of
it was when the baskets were sold. as
every body was trying to be first The
proceeds were donated to the fund for
foreign missions.
Mr.. Amos Shepherd has sold his farm
to Mr., G. Dillon. who recently came
from Nebrarks. The farm together with
his personal property brought 1000.
Mr. Dillon took possession last Monday
Mr.. Shepherd is gong to work on the
T abroad next summer.
| The shooting match at this place last
Thursday and Friday was grand sue
cess, and quite a good deal of money
changed hands. There were several
purses aggregaiIng S1S. J. Stephenson
and ]. NJ Martin seemed 10 take the
largest purses. About three hundred
| pigeons were used in the two DAYS.
The entertainment given by R. G.
Shepherd at Enterprise New Years Eve,
was something remarkable for a blind
gentleman. The music on the plate was
excellent About So was taken at the
door, Mr. Shepherd intends to start q
singing Glass at that place soon. We
hope the good people of this vicinity will
assist him.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-06
SUBURBAN SETTINGS.
HAMPTON Jan. 5.

HAMPTON jan 3.
Miss Grace Meader spent the hoiidays
near Geneseo.
Arthur E. Meader of Henry county was
n town Sunday
Robert Pope of Princeton, Iowa, was
in town today.
Frank Stevens and wife of Rock Island.
were in town Thursday.
Joel Benson left for Buffalo, Iowa,
today, to work in the mines.
Samuel Heagy made business trip to
Milwaukee and Chicago Tuesday.
Misses Myra Adams and Jennie Hill
visited relatives in Albany last week.
Messrs. Black and Hardwood returned
TO GAINESVILLE. Wis, Monday morning.
Fred Wendell and John benson are rid
ing in new sled,s both of homelmanufac>
ture
John Weaver made trip to Muscatine
yesterday and will return Tuesday morn
ing.
Mr. Edward T. Harper, of Port Byron
preached at the congregational church
Sunday afternoon.
Messrs, Allen and LeGrauge shipped
two car loads of hogs and one of cattle,
from this point Tuesday.
The large flag belonging to the repub
licau club of this place was displayed on
Friday draped IN mourning for Gen. John
A. Logan.
Capt. L. A. Day and crew of twenty
men and four teams are making rapid
propress in upftinp ont the loo raft frozen
in the ice at the head of Campbell's island.
The logs are being moved to place OF
safety and rerafted.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-06
Mr.. Adams Escape.

The ARGUS Of yesterday mentioned the
narrow escape of Mr.. james L, Adams
of this city, from drowning. near Camp
bells chain Tuesday last. 1t seems he
was working a gang Of men on the rapids
at the head of Campbeli's Island, getting
out the raft which stuck there last fall.
During Monday night the hole that had
been cut in the ice was partially frozen
over, and the snow of Tuesday morning
covered the ice, so that there was no
means of telling the solid ice from the
thin ice. Two logs frozen together were
floating down to where the teams
were hauling the logs out. Mr..
Adams picked up chisel intend>
ing to separate the two logs. In try
ing to reach them he stepped on the thin
ice, and broke through. HIS heavy
clothing made it almost impossible to
keep his head above water. Just as he
reached the lower end of the hole, Mr.
Crippen caught him by the collar and
tried to pull him out, but the suction of
the current under the ice was too much,
and Mr.. Crippen found it no small task
to hold him until others arrived and
helped pull him out Of the water. 1t was
q seriously close call, and Mr.. Adams
feels very grateful TO Mr.. Crippen and
to others who helped him out, and thus
saved his life. Mr.. Adams is superin-
tendent of the Keator Lumber eompany's
mill at Davenport.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-06
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-06
Reading His Own Obituary

DR.. Robertson of Muscatine, is enjoys
ing the lugubrious pleasure. seldom
vouchsafed TO the living. threading his
own obituary notice The report that
his attack of paralysis had resulted fatal
iy has called out many remarks of kind
" regret The doctor is holding his
own bravely against his malsdy, and his
condition, his friends think. is by nc
means hopeless.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-06
CONSUMPTION can be Cured.

DIR. j. S. Combs, OWensVille, Ohio,
SAYS: II have given SCOTS Emulsion of
Cod Liver oil with Hypophosphites to
four patients with better results than
seemed possible with any remedy. All
were hereditary cases of lung disease,
and advanced to that stage when coughs.
pain in the chest. frequent breathing,
frequent Pulse fever and emaciation.
All these cases have increased in weight
from IS 10 rs lbs, and are not now
needing any medicine.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-06
DON'T FAIL TO TRY

J. c. Burrows, Kalamazoo, Mich. test
ifies: For more than five years. a mem
Der of my family has been afflicted with
HGy Fever, eliminating late in the fall in
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before the cough entirely disappeared,
and general relief followed. 1t is simply
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-06

insanity is on the increase. Statistics
show this. Many cases are brought on
BY overwork. anxiety, excitement, men
tai trouble and nervous prostration; it is
also inherited. Invariably sleeplessness
and constipation manifest themselves be-
fore one becomes insane. Constipation
induces dyspepsia, jaundice bad breath,
piles, pimples, low spirits, headache, etc.
DR.. Jones Red Glover Tonic relieves
constipation. thereby curing these dis
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-06
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-06
A FACE.


] saw a woman with face 80 plain, >
So wholly void of all that's beautiful,
As caused shudier of unwonted pain
To gallop Ger me. Children (dutiful
Thought them chung about her as if ioysd
To be with her.
IgaZad into her soul,
And To- saw rare beauty unalloyed-
Such sanity gentleness, as drew my whole
Advertence to her in anaze Her face
Again saw: no longer commonplace
1t seemed, but wendrous beautiful. Ithonghs
1t strange no more that many children sought
Her lovely presence-l but wished that |
Might privileged lie unto her to draw nigh
Chicago Rambler.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-06
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-06

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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-06

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face drawn as if they had swallowed a
feather and it was tickling their lungs
and they would be happy if they could
only sneeze, Now, there is no need of
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cough syrup viii draw your face back
into smile.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-06
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-06

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